Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

FFmpeg: CVE-2017-16803: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

FFmpeg: CVE-2017-16803: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/13/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/23/2017
Modified
05/09/2019

Description

In Libav through 11.11 and 12.x through 12.1, the smacker_decode_tree function in libavcodec/smacker.c does not properly restrict tree recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bitstream.c:build_table() out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted Smacker stream.

Solution(s)

  • ffmpeg-upgrade-1_0

References

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;